Ross, Jason M.

Ann graduated with honors and received a degree in engineering arts from Michigan State University. In 1994, she graduated cum laude from Tulane University School of Law where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. During law school, she was an editor on the Tulane Environmental Law Journal and was a Public Interest Law Foundation grant recipient. Ann worked first with the North Carolina Center for Death Penalty Litigation and then with the Cumberland County Public Defender's Office until she opened her own practice in Fayetteville in 1998. She joined Patterson Harkavy's Raleigh office in April, 2000, established a Charlotte office in 2007, and handles cases throughout the state. Today, Ann litigates serious personal injury cases with a special interest in representing victims of bicycle crashes. She also represents individuals seriously injured in car accidents and by negligent property owners and those involved in employment or contractual disputes.

Ann is active with the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ), where she serves on the Board of Governors. She has taught as a faculty member of NCAJ's Capital College and several National Institute for Trial Advocacy programs and coached a high school mock trial team from 2002-2006. Ann has prepared amicus briefs on behalf of the North Carolina ACLU and NCAJ. She is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the league of American Bicyclists and Charlotte Area Bicycle Association.

Along with Peter Wilborn, Ann is also part of mybikelaw, which is dedicated to promoting and protecting the rights of cyclists in the Carolinas, and beyond. Ann and Peter are advocates for bicycle safety, and stand up for cyclists' rights on the roads and in court.

When she is not working, Ann loves to bike, ski or run.